The race, in three figures
The race, in words
In the Doubles Open division at Birmingham 2026, Sophie Jones & Meinir Thomas crossed the line in 1:19:27: 147th of 585 women's teams, faster than 75% of the field.
Legs and stations told different stories: 85% of the field beaten on the runs, 47% on the stations.
Birmingham ran fast: the 2,085 teams who also raced elsewhere this season were about 1:31 quicker here than at their other races.
Eight blocks
Bar = field beaten · tick = median
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Block 01 10:08Running 1 5:31v median −1:01
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Block 02 7:09Running 2 4:55v median −0:46
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Block 03 9:07Running 3 5:07v median −0:47
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Block 04 10:13Running 4 5:09v median −0:47
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Block 05 10:29Running 5 5:12v median −0:48
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Block 06 7:36Running 6 5:16v median −0:41
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Block 07 8:44Running 7 4:57v median −1:00
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Block 08 9:41Running 8 5:08v median −0:55
Roxzone, per block
Approach · Exit 6:26
Against the middle of your field
Women · n = 585
A pace, not a person: at every mat, the middle of the 585 women's teams who finished.